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Wedding thank you card suggestions
We have finally received our official photographs and now want to get thank you cards printed and sent out. We have done a fair amount of googling and the best so far looks like Optimalprint - has anyone used them? Recommended? The only issue is that we want to use a full length portrait orientation photo and are…
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Moissanite Engagement Ring?
Hi all, My partner popped the question earlier this month :j:j:j Obviously super excited! I've been looking at engagement rings here in the UK, any recommendations? xx
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Plain cake to decorate
I'm looking for somewhere that sells plain cakes to decorate, ideally in different sizes that I can tier. Does anyone know of anywhere? Thanks
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Any small budget venues in Scotland?
Hi, I’m trying to find a ceremony and reception venue(s) for our small wedding (around 30 guests) sometime next summer/autumn in Scotland. Preferably lochside or in a pretty location in Perthshire, Loch Lomond, North/North East or the Highlands. Somewhere that isn’t a pub (don’t fancy walking past strangers to get to some…
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Looking for advice on selling my wedding dress
Hi everyone, I hope this is the right place to ask (please tell me if not!). I'm trying to sell my wedding dress, it's been on Preloved for what seems like ages (maybe 5 months or so) and I've had no sign of any interest. I don't know if I need to reduce the price (it's on for £750 which is less than half what it cost and…
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Best way to buy a lot of booze!?
We're getting married next summer and supplying all the booze. There are only 23 of us but its for an entire weekend and I'm just wondering 1: How much booze we will need? 2: Whats the cheapest way to buy it? I'm planning on buying 2 cases of champagne, 4 of Prosecco and two cases each of red, white and rose wine - do you…
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Beautiful registry office venues near you?
At this point it feels like we’ve been through every possible wedding day option, we have viewed countless venues, and come to the realisation that we don’t really want the big venue and hundreds of guests. We are considering a Friday registry office wedding, potentially in a touristy U.K. location where we can spend the…
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Wedding dress cancellation
Hi, I’m new to this site do not sure I’m posting this in the right place. I started shopping for a wedding dress last month, found one I liked, but the deposit was 50% which was more than I had anticipated paying and I only had 25% of the total cost of the dress at the time, so I paid the bridal shop the 25% and signed a…
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Wedding in Rhodes
Hi all, Apologies for the long winded post... Me and My Fiance are looking to get married in Rhodes in August 2021. We have started our research looking around on different websites and have found that we would like our ceremony to be at St Sophia's Chapel. We are currently a bit unsure on where to have our reception as we…
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Cost of a 60 seat marquee with dancefloor?
Fiance and I will be tieing the knot in May 2020. It will be modest, no big budget or fancy expectations. Brother has access to a large field outside of Huddersfield where we will host via a marquee. Looking for rough prices and advice from anyone who had a DIY marquee wedding reception. TIA
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I'm Getting Married in 2020 - Wedding Day Journey
I have booked my wedding for November 2020 and just wondered if there were any other Brides to be on here who would like to Join my diary. My plan is to keep it updated with things that i have booked, created etc.. It would be a great place to share tips and any different things we have seen. If anything, it'll be great…
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1 month old baby at wedding?
I am getting married next April (9th) and my best friend and bridesmaid has just told me she is expecting, and the baby is due end of February. At first I was fine with it but now I am thinking I really don’t want a 1 month old baby at my wedding. For a number of reasons; my friend would have to have the baby with us while…
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Stunning photo!
Saw this in local paper recently. A couple from Australia got married in Co Kerry a couple of weeks ago and then had their photos taken at Ladies View (outside Killarney.) I thinkl it must be tradition to have the photos on a different day (from ceremony.) Anyway an uninvited guest turned up for the photoshoot Enjoy! (more…
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Waiting for a proposal - how did you stay sane?!
OK, don't all laugh but I would love (read as I am desperate for) my OH to propose :rotfl:, thought I would share my light hearted desperations with others as hopefully someone out there can sympathise! We have been together 3 years this month and have lived together pretty much the whole time so we know each other very…
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How long is too long to be engaged.
Me and my partner have recently got engaged (last couple of weeks) . We had talked abit after the engagement about summer 2020 however I really believe now thinking about everything logically we are better waiting to summer 2021. The reasons why are below. - when talking previously before engagement we always had in mind…
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Am I being unreasonable?
I used to have a really close friend. Our friendship was hit with a few rough patches and got quite toxic. I ultimately said I needed space and we didn’t speak for a year. We’ve since ‘made up’ and I attended her wedding. I also attended her hen do even though I was on my own, felt incredibly awkward and it cost me north…
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Wedding Favours - Friends of Cancer
Hi All, I am looking into wedding favours at present and I want to make a contribution towards "Friends of Cancer". They have mentioned that they can provide some small cards to go at the table for each of the guests, however my partner is not a fan of having 100 cards across the tables and furthermore she is not a fan of…
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Surprise for Fiance
Hi all! I am getting married to my Fiance in July 2020 and whilst i have a little input, she is largely planning it. I am thinking of planning or doing something as a surprise for her, but am coming up with blanks. One definite no is fireworks, as she doesn't like them! Any suggestions welcome!
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Has anyone ever asked their boyfriend to marry them?
I've been with my boyfriend for nearly 9 years now and we have a house together. I turned 30 the other week and as a birthday treat my BF took me away for the weekend. I was abosultely certain he was going to propose, all the signs were there. But in the end he didn't. He's always joked saying 'why don't you ask me' and…
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2019 Wedding
I was looking for a post for any 2019 weddings but couldn't find one! We've been together since May 2009 and engaged since January 2010. H2B got a nice bonus at Christmas so now is able to pay for his divorce and have a nice amount to go towards the wedding. I'm saving my half. I think we are aiming for a budget of £3000…
